# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/august-belmont-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:32:08.562Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/august-belmont-jr"
name: "August Belmont Jr."
slug: "august-belmont-jr"
description: "August Belmont Jr. was an American financier. He financed the construction of the original New York City Subway line (1900–1904) and for many years headed the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, which ran the transit system. He also financed and led the construction of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, which opened in 1914. \nBelmont bought the land for and built New York's Belmont Park racetrack—named for his father—and was a major owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. \nHe served as chairman of the board of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He also served as a director of the Southern Pacific Co., parent of the railroad, and National Park Bank."
tagline: "American financier (1853–1924)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/August_Belmont%2C_Jr.%2C_Pach_Brothers_photo_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1853-02-18"
deathDate: "1924-12-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.6
  momentum:             15.66626287098728
  historical:           5.730062666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "August Belmont junior"
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    title: "اوقست بيلمونت جونيور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%882%E4%B8%96"
    title: "オーガスト・ベルモント2世"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Belmont_Jr."
    title: "August Belmont Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Belmont%2C_Jr."
    title: "August Belmont, Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q760909"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump